Pretty Little Ditty

(3 Tabs)

Music:  Red Hot Chili Peppers

(from "Mother's Milk" (1989))

 

Version 1 - Tabbed by Matt Nicholas

 

Intro:

E:---------------------

b:-6---6-x-5--5-5-x-x--

g:-7---7-x-5--5-5-x-x--  4x each time use slight variations

d:-7---7-x-5--5-5-x-x--

a:-5---5-x-3--3-3-x-x--

e:---------------------

 

E:------------      ----------         E:-8h10p8-------

b:--5--6-8--5-      5--6^--5--         b:-8-------9h10-

g:--5--7-9--5- [1x] 5--7^--5-- [2x]    g:--------------

d:--5--7-9--5-      5--7^--5--         d:--------------

a:--3--5-7--3-      3--5^--3--         a:--------------

e:------------      ----------         e:--------------

 

Repeat Intro [4x]

 

Solo:

E:-----------------------------------------------------------15---------------------------

b:-----13----15h17-------------------------------13--15/17------15------------------------

g:-14----14---------14---12---14------------14----------------------14---12---14----------

d:---------------------------------12----------------------------------------------12-----

a:--------------------------------------15----------------------------------------------15

e:----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

 

Outro:

E:-5-7p5----7p5-------8--10p8-----10p8--------

b:-5-5----------7p5---8--8-------------10p8---

g:-6-6----------------9--9--------------------

d:-7-7----7-----------10-10----10-------------

a:--------------------------------------------

e:--------------------------------------------

 

E:-10-12p10-----12p10---------10-12p10-----12p10----------                       E:---5--

b:-10-10--------------12p10---10-10---------------12p10---                       b:---5--

g:-11-11----------------------11-11-----------------------  [4x]       End on:   g:---6--

d:-12-12----12----------------12-12----12-----------------                       d:---7--

a:--------------------------------------------------------                       a:------

e:--------------------------------------------------------                       e:------

 

Version 2 - Tabbed by Matt Harding

 

fig. 1    repeat 4x                      trem.  2x      h  p       h  p  h

e---------------------|     -----------  -----        -8-------------------

b-6---6-x-5--5-5-x-x--|     -5--6-8--5-  -6-5-        -8/10/8--------------

g-5---5-x-5--5-5-x-x--|     -5--5-7--5-  -5-5-        --------10--9/10/9---

d-5/7-7-x-5--5-5-x-x--|     -5--7-9--5-  -7-5-        -------------------10

a-5---5-x-3--3-3-x-x--|     -3--5-7--3-  -5-3-        ---------------------

e---------------------|     -----------  -----        ---------------------

 

 

   h  p                 fig.1  4x         solo

----------------                          ---------------------------

----------------                          ----13---15/17---15/17---15

----------------                          -14------------------------

-10/12/10-------                          ---------------------------

----------12----                          ---------------------------

----------------                          ---------------------------

 

 

---------------------------------15-------------------------

----------------------13--15/17-----15------------13--------

-14--12--14--------14---------------------14--12------------

-------------12--------------------------------------12-----

------------------------------------------------------------

------------------------------------------------------------

 

 

(hope you've got strong pinkies)

 

outro    p     p      p    p              p       p     p      p

--------7/5----------------------5/8----10/8------------------------8/10-

--------------7/5----------------5/8------------10/8----------------8/10-

----6----------------7/6--7/6----6/9--9---------------10/9---10/9---9/11-

-7-----------7-----7----7--------7/10--------10-----10-----10------10/12-

-------------------------------------------------------------------------

-------------------------------------------------------------------------

 

repeat this twice every time through

       p          p       p       p

|----12/10--------------------------------|

|---------------12/10---------------------|

|-11--------------------12/11---12/11-----|

|-----------12--------12-----12-----------|

|-----------------------------------------|

|-----------------------------------------|

 

 

Version 3 - Transcribed by Nobbru

 

G = x x 5 4 x x   C = x 3 5 5 5 x   Dm7 = x 5 7 5 6 x

 

Gtr I (E A D G B E) - 'Frusciante'

Gtr II (E A D G B E) - 'Flea on trumpet'

 

 Verse  Q=120  4/4

  Dm7     C                   Dm7     C

  Gtr I

|---------------------------|---------------------------|

|-6-6-x-x-5-(5)-5-5-5-5-x-x-|-6-6-x-x-5-(5)-5-5-5-5-x-x-|

|-5-5-x-x-5-(5)-5-5-5-5-x-x-|-5-5-x-x-5-(5)-5-5-5-5-x-x-|

|-7-7-x-x-5-(5)-5-5-5-5-----|-7-7-x-x-5-(5)-5-5-5-5-----|

|-5-5-x-x-3-(3)-3-3-3-3-----|-5-5-x-x-3-(3)-3-3-3-3-----|

|---------------------------|---------------------------|

 

 

  Dm7     C                   Dm7     C

|---------------------------|----------------------------|

|-6-6-x-x-5-(5)-5-5-5-5-x-x-|-6-6-x-x-5-(5)-5-5-5--x-x---|

|-5-5-x-x-5-(5)-5-5-5-5-x-x-|-5-5-x-x-5-(5)-5-5-5--x-x---|

|-7-7-x-x-5-(5)-5-5-5-5-----|-7-7-x-x-5-(5)-5-5-5--------|

|-5-5-x-x-3-(3)-3-3-3-3-----|-5-5-x-x-3-(3)-3-3-3--------|

|---------------------------|----------------------------|

 

 

 Breakdown  slower Q=116

  C/G               F/A    G/B    C/G                 Dm/F/A

                                                          \0.5/

|----------|-------------|-----------------|----------------------|

|-5--------|-(5)----6----|-8--(8)S5-(5)----|-(5)----5-6--(6)------|

|-5--------|-(5)----5----|-7--(7)S5-(5)----|-(5)----5-7--(5)------|

|-5--------|-(5)----7----|-9--(9)S5-(5)----|-(5)----5-7--(7)------|

|----------|-------------|-----------------|----------------------|

|----------|-------------|-----------------|----------------------|

 

 

  C/G                 Dm/A         C/G

                          \0.5/

|----------|---------------------|----------|

|-5--------|-(5)----5-6--(6)-----|-5--------|

|-5--------|-(5)----5-7--(5)-----|-5--------|

|-5--------|-(5)----5-7--(7)-----|-5--------|

|----------|---------------------|----------|

|----------|---------------------|----------|

 

 

       G#/E      G#/E      F5/C

|------8---------8-----------------------|

|-(5)--9h10p8----9-----------------------|

|-(5)--9------10-9h10p9----10------------|

|-(5)-------------------10-10h12p10------|

|-----------------------------------12---|

|----------------------------------------|

 

 

 Verse  faster Q=120

  C/D F/D   C                   C/D F/D   C

|-----------------------------|----------------------------|

|-5-6-6-x-x-5-(5)-5-5-5-5-x-x-|-5-6-6-x-x-5-(5)-5-5-5--x-x-|

|-5-5-5-x-x-5-(5)-5-5-5-5-x-x-|-5-5-5-x-x-5-(5)-5-5-5--x-x-|

|-5-7-7-x-x-5-(5)-5-5-5-5-----|-5-7-7-x-x-5-(5)-5-5-5------|

|-5-5-5-x-x-3-(3)-3-3-3-3-----|-5-5-5-x-x-3-(3)-3-3-3------|

|-----------------------------|----------------------------|

 

 

  C/D F/D   C                  C/D F/D   C

|----------------------------|-------------------------|

|-5-6-6-x-x-5-(5)-5-5-5--x-x-|-5-6-6-x-x-5-(5)-5-5-5---|

|-5-5-5-x-x-5-(5)-5-5-5--x-x-|-5-5-5-x-x-5-(5)-5-5-5---|

|-5-7-7-x-x-5-(5)-5-5-5------|-5-7-7-x-x-5-(5)-5-5-5---|

|-5-5-5-x-x-3-(3)-3-3-3------|-5-5-5-x-x-3-(3)-3-3-3---|

|----------------------------|-------------------------|

 

 

 Interlude  slower Q=102

   ~~~~~~~~~~                    ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~      ~~~

|-------------|-(12)-------------------|------------|------------------------|

|---------13--|----------15b17r(15)----|------------|------------------------|

|-14----------|------------------------|-14---------|-12----14---------------|

|-------------|------------------------|------------|----------12------------|

|-------------|------------------------|------------|------------------------|

|-------------|------------------------|------------|------------------------|

|

| Gtr II

|-------------|------------------------|------------|------------------------|

|-------------|------------------------|------------|------------------------|

|----------2--|--(2)-2-2--2-----(2)----|-(2)--------|-(2)------(2)-2b4r2-0---|

|-------------|------------------------|------------|------------------------|

|-------------|------------------------|------------|------------------------|

|-------------|------------------------|------------|------------------------|

 

 

   ~~~~~~~~~~~            ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

|--------------|-12---15----------------|------------|--------------------|

|----------13--|---------15-------------|------------|----------13--------|

|-14-----------|------------------------|-14---------|-12-----------------|

|--------------|------------------------|------------|--------------------|

|--------------|------------------------|------------|--------------------|

|--------------|------------------------|------------|--------------------|

|

|--------------|------------------------|------------|--------------------|

|--------------|------------------------|------------|--------------------|

|-(0)----------|--0---------------------|------------|------5b7------(5)--|

|--------------|----------------------7-|-(7)--------|-(7)----------------|

|--------------|----------5b7-(5)-(5)---|------------|--------------------|

|--------------|------------------------|------------|--------------------|

 

 

 Outro

  A   A/C#E5/C#               D5/A

|-----5-5-7p=5----------------------|

|-----5-5-5-(5)-----7p5-------------|

|--6--6-6-6-(6)-----------7p6-7p=6--|

|--7------------7-7-----7-----7-(7)-|

|-----------------------------------|

|-----------------------------------|

|

|---------0-------------------------|

|-----------------------------------|

|-(5)-------------------------------|

|-----------------------------------|

|-----------------------------------|

|-----------------------------------|

 

 

  A   C  C/E G5/E   C

|--------8-8-10p=8-----------------------------|

|--------8-8--8-(8)--8--8-10p8-----------------|

|--6S==9-9-9--9-(9)--9--9------9-10p9----10p9--|

|--7S=10------------10-10-------------10-------|

|----------------------------------------------|

|----------------------------------------------|

|

|-(0)------------------------------------------|

|----------------------------------------------|

|----------------------------------------------|

|----------------------------------------------|

|----------------------------------------------|

|----------------------------------------------|

 

 

  C   D  D5/A        B5/F#

|--------10-10-12p10---------------------------|

|--------10-10-------12p=10--------------------|

|--9S=11-------------11-(11)-11-12p11----12p11-|

|-10S=12------------------------------12-------|

|----------------------------------------------|

|----------------------------------------------|

|

|-(0)------------------------------------------|

|----------------------------------------------|

|----------------------------------------------|

|----------------------------------------------|

|----------------------------------------------|

|----------------------------------------------|

 

 

  D         Bm/D    D        A5/B5/Bm

|----------------------------------10-----|

|-10--10-10-12--10--10-10-10-10-12-12-----|

|-11--11-11-11-(11)-11-11-11--9-11----11--|

|-12--12-12-12-(12)-12-12-12--------------|

|-----------------------------------------|

|-----------------------------------------|

|

|-(0)-------------------------------------|

|-----------------------------------------|

|-----------------------------------------|

|-----------------------------------------|

|-----------------------------------------|

|-----------------------------------------|

 

  A A/C#E5/C# A         D5/A          A C  C/E G5/E              A5/B5/Bm

|---5-5-7p=5------------------------|------8-8-10p=8-------------------10-10---|

|---5-5-5-(5)-----7p5---------------|------8-8--8-(8)-----10p8---10S12-12-12---|

|-6-6-6-6-(6)-6-6-----6-7p=6----7p6-|-6S=9-9-9--9-(9)-------------9S11---------|

|-7-----------7-7-----7-7-(7)-7-----|-7S10-------------------------------------|

|-----------------------------------|------------------------------------------|

|-----------------------------------|------------------------------------------|

|

|-----------------------------------|------------------------------------------|

|-----------------------------------|------------------------------------------|

|---------------------2-2--2--2-2-2-|-2--2-2-2--2--2--2-2--2-2-2--2--2--2--2-2-|

|-----------------------------------|------------------------------------------|

|-----------------------------------|------------------------------------------|

|-----------------------------------|------------------------------------------|

 

 

  C  D  D5/A  A5            B5/F#

|-------10----12p=10----------------------------------|

|-------10----10-(10)-------12p=10--------------------|

|--9S11---------------------11-(11)----12p11----12p11-|

|-10S12----12---------12-12---------12-------12-------|

|-----------------------------------------------------|

|-----------------------------------------------------|

|

|-----------------------------------------------------|

|-----------------------------------------------------|

|--2--2--2--2--2---2---2--2--2---2---2--2--2--2--2--2-|

|-----------------------------------------------------|

|-----------------------------------------------------|

|-----------------------------------------------------|

 

 

  D                  Bm/F#                                    B5/F#       D

|--------------------10---(10)------------------------------------------------------|

|--------------------12----10---------------------------------12p===10--------------|

|-11-------11---11---11---(11)--------11---11---11---11-------11---(11)---11--------|

|-12-------12---12---------------12---------------------------------------12--------|

|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

|

|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

|--2-4-2-4--2-4--2-4--2-4---2--4--2-4--2-4--2-4--2-4--2-4-2-4--2-4---2--4--2-4-2-4--|

|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

 

 

  A     E5                          A C  C5/GG5

|---5---7p=5----------------------|------8---10p=8---------------------------|

|-------5-(5)-----7p5-------------|------8----8-(8)-----10p8-----------------|

|-6---6-------6-6-----6-7p6---7p6-|-6S=9---9--------9-9---------10p9----10p9-|

|-7---7---------------------7-----|-7S10---------------------10------10------|

|---------------------------------|------------------------------------------|

|---------------------------------|------------------------------------------|

|

|---------------------------------|------------------------------------------|

|---------------------------------|------------------------------------------|

|-2-------------------------------|-7--------------------9-------------------|

|-----------------------------5S7-|-----------------5S7------------------5S7-|

|---------------------------------|------------------------------------------|

|---------------------------------|------------------------------------------|

  C  D     Bm/A5      D

|-------10----12p=10---------------------------------|

|----------12-10-(10)-------12p=10-------------------|

|--9S11----11---------11-11--------11-12p11----12p11-|

|-10S12----12---------12-12--------12-------12-------|

|----------------------------------------------------|

|----------------------------------------------------|

|

|----------------------------------------------------|

|----------------------------------------------------|

|--7------------------------(7)-----------------9S=7-|

|----------------------------------------------------|

|----------------------------------------------------|

|----------------------------------------------------|

 

 

  D        A5/D# D                Bm/D    D

|----------12------------------------------------|

|----------10----10-(10)-10-10-10-12p=10---------|

|-11-11-11-11-11-11-(11)-11-11-11-11-(11)-11-11--|

|-12-12-12----12-12-(12)-12-12-12-12-(12)-12-12--|

|------------------------------------------------|

|------------------------------------------------|

|

|------------------------------------------------|

|------------------------------------------------|

|--7---------------------------------------------|

|------------------------------------------------|

|------------------------------------------------|

|------------------------------------------------|

 

 

  A A5/EE5

|---5-5-7p=5----------------------|

|---5-5-5-(5)-----7p5-------------|

|-6-----------6-6-----6-7p6---7p6-|

|-7-------------------------7-----|

|---------------------------------|

|---------------------------------|

|

|---------------------------------|

|---------------------------------|

|---2------2------2-----2-----2-2-|

|---------------------------------|

|---------------------------------|

|---------------------------------|

 

 

  A C  C5/GG5     C              A5/B5/Bm B5/F#

|------8-8-10p=8-----------------------10------|

|------8-8--8-(8)----------------10S12-12-12---|

|-6S=9-------------9--9--9--9--9--9S11----11---|

|-7S10------------10-10-10-10-10---------------|

|----------------------------------------------|

|----------------------------------------------|

|

|----------------------------------------------|

|----------------------------------------------|

|-2----2-------2---------2--------2--------2-2-|

|----------------------------------------------|

|----------------------------------------------|

|----------------------------------------------|

  C  D  D5/A  A5       D

|-------10-10-12p==10--------------------------------|

|-------10-10-10--(10)-------12p=10------------------|

|--9S11----------------11-11-----------12p11----11---|

|-10S12----------------12-12--------12-------12------|

|----------------------------------------------------|

|----------------------------------------------------|

|

|----------------------------------------------------|

|----------------------------------------------------|

|-----2--2----(2)---2---2----(2)--2--2--2--2-----2-2-|

|----------------------------------------------------|

|----------------------------------------------------|

|----------------------------------------------------|

 

 

  D     D5/D                  D         A          A

|-------10---------------10-----------|----------|--------*|

|-------10--------------------10---10-|-5--------|-(5)----*|

|-11-11----11---11-10S11------11---11-|-6--------|-(6)----*|

|-12-12----12---12------------12---12-|-7--------|-(7)----*|

|-------------------------------------|----------|--------*|

|-------------------------------------|----------|--------*|

|

|-------------------------------------|----------|--------*|

|-------------------------------------|----------|--------*|

|--2-----2----2--2--2-------2----2--2-|----------|--------*|

|-------------------------------------|-2--------|-(2)----*|

|-------------------------------------|----------|--------*|

|-------------------------------------|----------|--------*|

 




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